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before dawn on sunday. that soldier, now in custody, accused of spraying bullets through two villages before burning some of the victims bodies. the taliban saying in a statement on its website that it will, quote, take revenge from the invaders, and the savage murderers, for every single martyr. the president, president obama, calling the incident tragic, and shocking, the defense secretary, leon panetta, says an investigation is already underway. conor powell is live in kabul and we ...

left his base and reportedly gunned down more than a dozen afghan civilians before dawn on sunday. that soldier, now in custody, accused of spraying bullets through two villages before burning some of the victims bodies. the taliban saying in a statement on its website that it will, quote, take revenge from the invaders, and the savage murderers, for every single martyr. the president, president obama, calling the incident tragic, and shocking, the defense secretary, leon panetta, says...

collette -- presidential elections. preliminary results show putin getting more than 60% of the votes against four challengers. >> opposition leaders and independent observers say there was widespread vote-rigging. that as police and troops in moscow gearing up for mass demonstrations in opposition to the results. >> russia, putin, a victory. that is the slogan on the stage at red square. vladimir putins confidence in victory was vindicated by his first-round win. there is a large secu...

>> woodruff: from moscow, margaret warner reports on the reaction to vladamir putin winning a third term as russias president. >> warner: tens of thousands of russians angry over the elections took to the streets of moscow tonight. police detained demonstrators and prominent activists after they refused to leave the sight of an anti-government rally. >> ifill: and we close with an update on the deadly and devastating tornadoes that ravaged much of the south and midwest. thats all ahead...

>> the international red cross is denied access to the syrian city of homs, but the refugees fleeing the city under cover of darkness bearing tales of revenge and retribution. we have a special report from inside syria. >> it is freezing. a house with no electricity. they are wondering what has happened to their father. >> hello and welcome. a world of news and opinion. also, theres mounting criticism of russias presidential election. international monitors say that vladimir putins vic...

what can we do for you? >> victory for vladimir putin. winning an unprecedented third term as russian president. >> i promised you we would win. glory to russia. >> but opposition groups report widespread fraud, call for mass protests in central moscow. welcome to "bbc world news." icelands former prime minister geir haarde goes on trial as the first world leader to face criminal charges over the 2008 financial crisis. gunmen in haditha wearing military uniforms killed 25 iraqi police ...

>> woodruff: from moscow, margaret warner reports on the reaction to vladamir putin winning a third term as russias president. >> warner: tens of thousands of russians angry over the elections took to the streets of moscow tonight. police detained demonstrators and prominent activists after they refused to leave the sight of an anti-government rally. >> ifill: and we close with an update on the deadly and devastating tornadoes that ravaged much of the south and midwest. thats all ahead...

>> woodruff: from moscow, margaret warner reports on the reaction to vladamir putin winning a third term as russias president. >> warner: tens of thousands of russians angry over the elections took to the streets of moscow tonight. police detained demonstrators and prominent activists after they refused to leave the sight of an anti-government rally. >> ifill: and we close with an update on the deadly and devastating tornadoes that ravaged much of the south and midwest. thats all ahead...

>> in russia, vladimir putin and his supporters have been celebrating his victory in collette -- presidential elections. preliminary results show putin getting more than 60% of the votes against four challengers. >> opposition leaders and independent observers say there was widespread vote-rigging. that as police and troops in moscow gearing up for mass demonstrations in opposition to the results. >> russia, putin, a victory. that is the slogan on the stage at red square. vladimir puti...

contested. >> these crimes are heinous crimes, terrible acts. i would even call what happened in haditha a war crime. >> haditha will be the case that causes the military to come to grips with the rules of engagement in a way that they never have had to before. >> tonight ofrontline, what really happened in haditha. >> frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major funding is provid...